{"product_id":"book-7837","title":"Bingo's Run","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Dave Eggers, Teju Cole, and James McBride comes this extraordinary novel of morality and the redemptive powers of art that offers a glimpse into an African underworld rarely described in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Bingo, the greatest drug runner in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi, and maybe the world. A teenage grifter, often mistaken for a younger boy, he faithfully serves Wolf, the drug lord of Kibera. Bingo spends his days throwing rocks at Krazi Hari, the prophet of Kibera's garbage mound; \"lipping\" safari tourists of their cash; and hanging out with his best friend, Slo-George, a taciturn fellow whose girth is a mystery to Bingo in a place where there is never enough food. Bingo earns his keep by running \"white\" to a host of clients, including Thomas Hunsa, a reclusive artist whose paintings, rooted in African tradition, move him. But when Bingo witnesses a drug-related murder and Wolf sends him to an orphanage for \"protection,\" Bingo's life changes, and he learns that life itself is the \"run.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern trickster tale that draws on African folklore, \u003ci\u003eBingo's Run\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly original, often very funny, and always moving story of a boy alone in a corrupt and dangerous world who must depend on his wits and inner resources to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49301496267056,"sku":"BD7837","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49301496299824,"sku":"ZE7837","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49301496365360,"sku":"ZM7837","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/7837-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775721503","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-7837","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}